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Board approves consent agenda including administrative marijuana license renewals and FTA drug and alcohol policy update
Summary
Clear Creek County commissioners approved the consent agenda on Jan. 21, including administrative renewals of two marijuana product manufacturers and an amendment to the county's FTA drug and alcohol policy that continues to include federally required marijuana testing for transit employees.
The Clear Creek County Board of County Commissioners approved the consent agenda on Jan. 21, which included administrative approvals and routine policy updates.
Among the items the board approved administratively were license renewals for two marijuana businesses: Avacita Products and NatureMed. Staff told the board that the county's medical marijuana regulations permit administrative approval of renewals and that the relevant referral departments had no objections.
The board also approved an amendment to the county's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) drug and alcohol policy for the transit department. Commissioners and HR staff clarified that the continued inclusion of marijuana testing in the policy is a federal requirement for FTA‑funded transit programs; HR Director Carol Anne Fortune confirmed the county was following the minimum federal requirements.
Other consent items approved included the warrant register, highway users tax fund mileage certification, a letter of support for Idaho Springs' RAISE capital grant application, a 2025 county employee holiday pay policy, an employee weapons and firearms policy, and an amended 2024 compensation plan adopted via resolution referenced on the consent agenda.
Why it matters: The approvals keep county services and regulatory licenses current and align the county with federal compliance requirements where applicable. The marijuana renewals were handled administratively under county rules; the FTA policy continues to require marijuana testing because federal transit funding conditions mandate it.
What happened next: The consent agenda passed by motion and voice vote; commissioners invited members of the public to review the items and offered clarifying remarks on the FTA policy.
